Healing Your Church Hurt

Author : Stephen Mansfield
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414370118

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Healing Your Church Hurt by Stephen Mansfield Pdf

If you’ve been part of a church, you have probably suffered a “church hurt”—or know someone who has. Maybe the pastor had an affair or the congregation fought over money or the leaders were disguising gossip as “prayer.” Stephen Mansfield knows how it feels. Though he is now a New York Times bestselling author, he was a pastor for more than 20 years, and he loved it—until he learned how much a church can hurt. Yet he also learned how to dig out of that hurt, break through the bitterness and anger, stop making excuses, and get back to where he ought to be with God and his people. If you’re ready to choose the tough path to healing, Mansfield will walk you through it with brotherly love, showing you how you can be better than ever on the other side of this mess—if you’re willing to start Healing Your Church Hurt. Previously published as ReChurch.

Author : Stephen Mansfield
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414365602

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Healing Your Church Hurt by Stephen Mansfield Pdf

Previously published as: ReChurch: healing your way back to the people of God.

Author : Leigh Powers
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781546032823

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Renewed by Leigh Powers Pdf

RENEWED is a devotional providing healing for those in ministry who have been hurt in the church. Ministry is a privilege, but it can also be a painful experience. Unrealistic expectations, church conflict, forced resignations, and our own struggles with burnout, loneliness, and insecurity can make church feel more like a place of wounding than a place of healing. How can wounded leaders find the courage to reject bitterness and keep loving the church? RENEWED is a forty-day devotional for women in ministry, ministry wives, and lay leaders who have been wounded by their congregations. You are not alone. God sees your pain. He knows your hurts. And he is waiting to bind up your broken heart. This forty-day journey into the healing love of Jesus will help you find the courage to stop hiding and start loving the church again.

Author : Ken M. Blue
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830816607

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Healing Spiritual Abuse by Ken M. Blue Pdf

Asserting that spiritual abuse in the church is more common than we realize, Ken Blue examines the causes of spiritual abuse, identifies abusive patterns, offers healing to those who have suffered abuse and describes how leaders should model the gospel of grace.

Author : Monica S Drake,Monica S Love
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1075493773

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Healing the Hurt That Hides by Monica S Drake,Monica S Love Pdf

There is an excruciating pain that can cause you to do things that you wouldn't do normally... I call it being completely surrendered to the wiles of the enemy as a result of that devilish spirit called HURT/PAIN. It's an ultra-thin line between balancing the relationship with God and that of your husband. I had lost my mind. I am not going to give him a chance to shoot me... I got up from the sofa, and believe me, I was going to knock him out with the poker from the fireplace... At the time when I needed the church people most, they shut me out... I was yelling from the rooftop of my soul that I wanted help. I told everyone what I had been going through and nobody seemed to care or be of any help. Today as I sit here, having lost all those things - I have peace, I have joy, I have an understanding of who I am and a greater knowledge of who my God is. This book will help you get there too!

Author : David A. Seamands
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780781413534

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Healing for Damaged Emotions by David A. Seamands Pdf

Events in our lives, both good and bad, form rings in us like the rings in a tree. Each ring records memories that affect our feelings, our relationships, and our thoughts about God. In this classic work, David Seamands encourages us to live compassionately with ourselves as we allow the Holy Spirit to heal our past. As he helps us name hurdles in our lives—such as guilt, poor self-worth, and perfectionism—he shows us how we can find freedom from our pain and enjoy the abundant life God wants for us.

Author : Angela L. Corprew-Boyd
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781599793719

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Church Hurt by Angela L. Corprew-Boyd Pdf

The body of Christ is full of people who have been wounded by Christians or the church. Author Dr. Angela Corprew-Boyd helps the hurting recognize they are not alone and provides them with wisdom and knowledge to reach out to Christ and receive deliverance from wounds that have made them bitter, resentful, and less effective in ministry. Church leaders and laypeople will benefit from Dr. Corprew-Boyd’s testimony and teaching. Once crippled by wounds inflicted by her pastor and trusted members of her church family, the author describes how she found healing and offers words of comfort and practical advice for readers grappling with their own church hurt. She emphasizes the importance of acknowledgement, reaching out to God, and, finally, forgiveness of others and oneself. Her message serves as a crucial reminder that there is hope for the future in spite of what our adversaries have said and done. Topics covered include the many possible sources of church hurt, how to recognize when a wound is still open, how woundedness can be transferred to church members, and the process of healing.

Author : Chris Jackson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441202659

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Loving God When You Don't Love the Church by Chris Jackson Pdf

Many Christians who experience hurt in the church don't just leave their own churches; they leave the church altogether. Whether they have been wounded by pastors or people in the pews, these believers have had enough and are jumping ship in massive numbers. Pastor and churchgoer Chris Jackson is honest about his own failings as well as those of the church at large. He identifies with many of the hurts churchgoing Christians have experienced. In Loving God When You Don't Love the Church, he hopes to provide healing to wounded and disillusioned believers and restore the wonder of a genuine relationship with Jesus and his bride, the church. Jackson's humility, compassion, and practical advice for healing and restoration will touch those who have left the church and those who love them.

Author : Erwin Raphael McManus
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601429568

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The Way of the Warrior by Erwin Raphael McManus Pdf

Best-selling author, pastor, futurist, and cultural thought leader believes that to experience and establish peace, we must first confront the battles that rage within. McManus shows that encountering peace does not occur by accident, but rather by artful intention. Warrior is a call to decisiveness, self-examination, and the pursuit of spiritual wholeness. Through the ancient biblical practices of humility, focus, ownership, clarity, strength, and vulnerability, he guides readers to a deeper understanding of their inner workings and provides the guidance they need to establish peace and tranquility in their homes, neighborhoods, communities, and even the world! In the style of a battle-wizened teacher, McManus delivers wisdom, instills passion, and provides the sacred movements needed to become the warrior you were meant to be.

Author : Dot Kelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953150942

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Church Hurts and the Healing Process by Dot Kelley Pdf

People hurting people with their words and actions is a known reality in most of our Christian environments, and this kind of pain can affect the lives of Christians all over the world. Insults and ridicule have become commonplace in our society and in our churches, and many of us have begun to speak critically of our brothers and sisters in Christ, never giving a thought to the consequences or the emotional pain that is can cause. Church Hurts and the Healing Process invites Christians to consider their own church hurts--both the ones they've experience and the ones they've inflicted. Author Dot Kelley shares biblical advice and wisdom for treating the wounds we can experience while on our Christian walks with our fellow brothers and sisters. And through the healing power of forgiveness, Christians can learn how to manage their relationships and trust in God's love to make the necessary changes. In the end, embracing this gift from God will help us love beyond our pain. You can receive healing through acts of unconditional love and forgiveness for others. And Church Hurts and the Healing Process can restore your wounded heart through humility, helping you to display God's kind of love and forgiveness--the same kind of love that he showed when Christ shed his blood for us on the Cross at Calvary. 

Author : Andrew Farley,Bart Millard
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441241733

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The Hurt & The Healer by Andrew Farley,Bart Millard Pdf

We all experience fear, shame, loneliness, broken homes, or broken hearts. We all hurt and need true, lasting healing. The trouble, according to bestselling author Andrew Farley and Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe, is that we don't know where to find it. Inspired by MercyMe's #1 hit song of the same name, The Hurt & The Healer reveals exactly how God can be the gentle healer of all our hurts. Writing from the pain they've experienced in their lives, Millard and Farley reveal how their own struggles caused them to feel they had disappointed God. Through their biblical guidance, readers will see that God wants them to be open and honest about their pain. Only then can they discover how to exchange destructive thinking patterns for God's view of them and watch as God's perfect love casts away all their fears.

Author : Mark Driscoll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736683446

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Real Faith: Answers to the Top 100 Questions about Christianity by Mark Driscoll Pdf

Author : Francis MacNutt
Publisher : Hodder Faith
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Healing
ISBN : 0340661402

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Healing by Francis MacNutt Pdf

The million-copy bestselling introduction to the healing ministry, re-issued with a beautiful new cover. Does healing happen today? Why is there prejudice against the healing ministry? Why are some people not healed? These topical and vital questions are just some of the issues addressed by Francis MacNutt in Healing. A wideranging and broad-based overview, it is essential reading for all involved in the healing ministry. 'Prayer for healing is so central to the gospel, ' writes MacNutt, 'that it should be an integral part of the life of every community of believers. My heart cries out to see it restored to the place it had in the early Christian church.

Author : Chuck DeGroat
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830841998

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When Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck DeGroat Pdf

Christian Book Award® program Outreach Resource of the Year Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories. Maybe we ourselves have been hurt by a narcissistic church leader. But what is narcissism, really? And how does it infiltrate the church? Chuck DeGroat has been counseling pastors with narcissistic personality disorder, as well as those wounded by narcissistic leaders and systems, for over twenty years. He knows firsthand the devastation narcissism leaves in its wake and how insidious and painful it is. In When Narcissism Comes to Church, DeGroat takes a close look at narcissism, not only in ministry leaders but also in church systems. He offers compassion and hope for those affected by its destructive power and imparts wise counsel for churches looking to heal from its systemic effects. DeGroat also offers hope for narcissists themselves—not by any shortcut, but by the long, slow road of genuine recovery through repentance and trust in the gospel of Jesus.

Author : Chris Hayward,Ray Beeson
Publisher : Whitaker House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781629118147

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Wounded in the Church by Chris Hayward,Ray Beeson Pdf

Church should be a safe place, right? Then why do so many get hurt there? Ray Beeson and Chris Hayward combine their years of ministry experience to address head-on the elephant in the room: church members and church leaders hurt Christians. All the time. And the long-lasting effects—rejection, shame, despair, loneliness, fear—can be devastating. The authors have witnessed the rise of the “dones,” those who are just done with God thanks to scars from church. With first-person stories of hurt and loss, this book is a wake-up call for any who deny woundedness in the church but is also a redemptive message for any who hurt from church wounds. Leaders and laypeople alike will learn how to grieve over abuse, to leave unhealthy attitudes and patterns that cause pain, and to trust in God’s real, delivering work through churches that build up, not tear down. Thanks to the grace of God, there is always hope beyond the pain.